Although not all single-parent families are the result of divorce, in the UK almost a quarter of families with dependent children are headed by a single parent. This compares with an average fi gure...

Although not all single-parent families are the result of divorce, in the UK almost a quarter of families with dependent children are headed by a single parent. This compares with an average fi gure of only 14 per cent in the rest of the European Union. These fi gures show that divorce has been made far too easy in this country.